February 11, 2014

Mavs' winning streak was fool's gold

In the streak, the Mavs beat Sacramento (107-103), Cleveland (124-107), Memphis (110-96), Utah (103-81) and Boston (102-91). The only team among that quintet with a winning record is Memphis.

"We only beat Memphis with a winning record, and everybody else are teams we should have beaten,'' Nowitzki said. "So I don't think that five in a row was anything great or anything special, but we did what we were supposed to do in those games.

"We played a little better defensively and reobnded better in those wins. But today was definitely a step back.''

The Mavs had their five-game winning streak broken Tuesday by the Charlotte Bobcats, 114-89.